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1,508,801 H. MILLER 1 MAIL BOX Filed Aug. 27, 1923 i H M I #16 n l o a a I I 3o avwewto'c Hiya/filler Patented Sept. 16, 1924,

HUGO MILLER, or COLBY, WISCONSIN, assrenon or own-Hans no or orr'roaeo, rumors.

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MAIL Box.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO MILLER, a citizen of United States, residing at Colby, in the county of Clark and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail Boxes, of which A further aim is in the provision of box that can bensed for outgoing as well as incoming mail, the former being visually signalled to the mail collector by casual 1nspection of the box in passing.

These several objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompa-nying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front view showing a modification in front panel structure.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view showing a modification in the box construction.

Figure 5 is a central vertlcal sectional view of Figure 4.

In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a post or like fixed support to which the box is rigidly attached. The box is preferably made of metal, finished in hard white enamel, generally an oblong rectangular in shape and consists of a back 11, sides 12, their upper edges sloping gradually to the front 13.

A cover plate 14 is secured by hinges 15 to the back, its side edges and front being flanged downward over the Walls, as at 16 to prevent rain or snow from entering, ex-

cept for a central front tab portion 1' by which the cover can be conveniently raised.

Fixed on the bottom 18 is a flanged foot 19 from which rises an inner, partial partition 20, this partition wall being tightly folded upon itself to its bottom 21, again raised, as at 22, folded downward into the second bottom 23 and thence downward adjacent the front 13 to which it is firmly secured.

Thus the partitions 20 and 22 form pockets or compartments 25 and 26 adapted to receive relatively thin objects, as envelopes whlch rest upon their edges and are visible through an opening 27 in the front wall 13, this opening being covered bya transparent panel 28 held by a frame 29 secured on the inner side of the wall.

The opening is further protected by an overhanging ledge 30 formed with a strip 31 fixed on the outer side of the front wall.

In order to see past the partition 22, it is cut away, as at 32, so to avoid obscuring the compartment 25 which is intended for incoming mail only, while newspapers and bulky articles are deposited in the main compartment of the box.

Figure 3 shows a slightly different construction in which a transparent panel, as a pane of glass 33 is bevelled on its side edges to seat within a frame 34 and can 7 be removed by raising the upper member of the frame at an desired time.

Inthe modi cation illustrated in Figures 4 and 5. a similar rectangular box is designated generally by the numeral 35, the same having a curved top or cover plate36,

hinged at 37 and provided with a raising top 38.

A window or opening 39 in the end of the 1 box is covered by a transparent panel 40 held in position by a frame 41 fixed to the inside of the end wall as shown in Figure 5.

Above the-window 39 is a narrow horizontal slit 42 for the insertion of mail,

which is expected to strike a defiectingplate, 43 and be held in vertical position against it bythe transverse bars44, while outgoing mail is entered between the bars and panel 40, the main portion of the box being used Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A letter box having a transparent panel 5 in one of its side Walls, a hinged cover on said box and a pair of longitudinal partitions in said box, said partitions forming narrow compartments visible through said panel, one of said partitions being cut away 10 to disclose the adjacent compartment.

2. A letter box having a transparent panel in one of its side walls, a hinged cover on said box, partitions in said box forming narrow compartments adjacent said panel, and flooring in each narrow compartment level with the bottom of said panel.

In Witness whereof I have affixed my signature.

- HUGO MILLER. 

